Leontini, silver, tetradrachms (quadriga/head of Apollo with three leaves) (466-455 BCE)
From SILVER
466 BCE - 455 BCE Silver 660 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right, above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with open wreath held in both hands, in exergue, lion right |
| Reverse: | ΛΕΟΝΤΙ - ΝΟ- Ν (Greek).Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath, three leaves, below, lion right. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Leontini | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 466 BCE | to | 455 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 17.20 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Maltese 2023, p. 179-182, n° 48-50 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 2, n° 665 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 19 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 28.79 | 15 |
| 47 | 1 | 50 | 47 | 71.21 | 16 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 66 of 66 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 66 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 33 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.92 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 38,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.06 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00172 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 68,750 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 660 kg <br /> 660 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 171,875 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Maltese, Sebastiano (2023), I tetradrammi di Leontinoi. Dinamiche produttive e storico-artistiche, Trieste, Edizioni Università di Trieste, 338 p., XXXII pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
